The Effect of Using Arabic Language for Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Elementary Stage Schools in Jordan

Autor/in	Dmour, Ahmad
Titel	The Effect of Using Arabic Language for Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Elementary Stage Schools in Jordan
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2015) 35, S.93-97 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Elementary Schools; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Surveys; Elementary School Teachers; Language Teachers; Language Usage; Interpersonal Communication; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Grade 9; Males; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Sprachgebrauch; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	This paper aims at investigating the effect of using Arabic language for teaching English as a Foreign Language in a Jordanian context at elementary school stages in Al-Karak Directorate of Education. English language teachers usually intend to focus on using English in their classes, but they come across a big problem which is the lack of communication between the teachers and their students as they have difficulties in comprehending what they think of as a difficult foreign language. The sample of the study consists of 30 participants. The researcher used random sampling to select the participants of the study. The researcher used a questionnaire survey and a test to elicit data from the participants. The findings of the research indicated that using Arabic language as a facilitating tool in English classes has affects negatively and positively teaching English as a foreign language with a classroom setting in a Jordanian context. This paper recommends further research be conducted to investigate relevant types of problems related to this study with different areas. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01